Season 4 (1987)

A Fashionable Way to Die
8.0

September 20, 1987 • 45m

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving f...Read more

When Thieves Fall Out
8.0

September 27, 1987 • 45m

A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.

Witness for the Defense
7.5

October 4, 1987 • 45m

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

Old Habits Die Hard
7.5

October 11, 1987 • 45m

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

The Way To Dusty Death
6.7

October 25, 1987 • 45m

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

It Runs In The Family
8.0

November 1, 1987 • 45m

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
6.5

November 8, 1987 • 45m

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

Steal Me a Story
6.3

November 15, 1987 • 45m

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

Trouble in Eden
5.3

November 22, 1987 • 45m

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

Indian Giver
7.0

November 29, 1987 • 45m

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

Doom with a View
7.0

December 13, 1987 • 45m

Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
7.5

January 3, 1988 • 45m

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

Harbinger of Death
6.5

January 24, 1988 • 45m

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, b...Read more

Curse of the Daanav
7.5

February 7, 1988 • 45m

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

Mourning Among the Wisterias
7.5

February 14, 1988 • 45m

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While hel...Read more

Murder Through the Looking Glass
7.7

February 21, 1988 • 45m

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the ...Read more

A Very Good Year for Murder
7.5

February 28, 1988 • 45m

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
8.0

March 13, 1988 • 45m

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

Just Another Fish Story
7.0

March 27, 1988 • 45m

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

Showdown in Saskatchewan
7.0

April 10, 1988 • 45m

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

Deadpan
8.0

May 1, 1988 • 45m

Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

The Body Politic
5.8

May 8, 1988 • 45m

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.